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匹夫匹妇

pǐ fū pǐ fùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) ordinary people / commoners
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-86704245d738c962. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

匹夫匹婦 匹夫匹妇 [pi3 fu1 pi3 fu4] /(idiom) ordinary people; commoners/

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Other forms in these source records: 匹夫匹婦

  • 匹
    pǐ

    (bound form) matching / comparable to / (bound form) alone / single / one of a pair / classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pī]) / classifier for cloth: bolt / horsepower

  • 夫
    fū

    husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)

    fú

    (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

  • 匹
    pǐ

    (bound form) matching / comparable to / (bound form) alone / single / one of a pair / classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pī]) / classifier for cloth: bolt / horsepower

  • 妇
    fù

    woman

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.